501.
The Raider's Road
by
Elizabeth Leitch
with illustrations by
Elizabeth Earnshaw
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1950
War economy standard shield on reverse of title page.
three black and white plates.
Very slight discolouration of red covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
502.
The Rat War
by
Elsie McCutcheon
1st edition,
published by Dent in 1985
ISBN: 046006181X.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
503.
The Red Eric or the Whaler's Last Cruise
by
Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by Collins circa 1930
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
319 pages.
A Collins' Bumper Reward Book.
No illustrator credited, but there is a coloured plate as frontispiece, and a small circular picture on the title page.
No other illustrations.
Covers chipped at the lower edges and corners.
The extremities of the spine are frayed.
The right hand side of the spine has split and been repaired with transparent tape.
Prize label on the front endpaper.
Contents clean and white, and in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
504.
The Rib of the Green Umbrella
by
Naomi Mitchison
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1960
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black spine.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Old tape marks on front and back pastedowns where a library protetor was formerly attached.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
505.
506.
The Secret of the Closed Gate
by
Margaret Leighton
with illustrations by
Barbara C. Freeman
Reprint,
published by Hutchinson in 1945
Girls' Adventure series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
180 pages.
American author and setting, published in U.K. by a different publisher.
Illustrated with colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Pages clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
507.
508.
509.
510.
The Simple Giant
by
Alan Temperley
with illustrations by
Mark Edwards
1st edition,
published by Scholastic in 1999
ISBN: 0590134981.
Paperback.
57 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
511.
512.
The Slowcoach
by
Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Fletcher
1st Thus edition,
published by Arnold in 1955
"A Roadside Adventure" with introduction by the publisher - school edition. Dark blue cloth covers, green lettering and decoration.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
513.
The Slowcoach
by
Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Fletcher
Reprint,
published by Arnold in 1958
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
196 pages.
'Arnold's English Literature Series', published with an introduction and notes.
Two names written on front endpaper, one crossed out.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
514.
The Snow Kitten
by
Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by
Gavin Rowe
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
515.
The Snow Kitten
by
Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by
Gavin Rowe
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
516.
The Snow Kitten
by
Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by
Gavin Rowe
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1982
ISBN: 0140311424.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
517.
The Snow Kitten
by
Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by
Gavin Rowe
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1982
ISBN: 0140311424.
Paperback.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
518.
The Snow Kitten
by
Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by
Gavin Rowe
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1986
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
519.
520.
The Space Story Omnibus
by
Edward Boyd
Published by Collins circa 1955
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
521.
522.
523.
The Story of Miss Moppet
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
1st edition,
published by Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York in 1906
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
11cm x 10cm.
First edition, concertina format.
UK printing (rear cover shows "Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York).
Covers sound, but scuffed and soiled.
Sliver "clasp" on front cover has worn away.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of top page of contents.
Contents delicate and heavily worn.
Neat repair to hinge between pages 10 and 11, where a strip of plain paper was glued to the fold and has subsequently been reinforced with tape tabs on the rear.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
524.
The Story of Peter Pan
by
Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by
Alice B. Woodward
Reprint,
published by Bell in 1965
Orange pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
525.
The Story of Peter Pan
by
Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by
Alice B. Woodward
Reprint,
published by Bell in 1973
ISBN: 0713508507.
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Retold from Sir J. M. Barrie's play.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)